by Heidi Sloss | Oct 23, 2015 | Alzheimer’s, Mothering |
My mother was moved into a memory care unit at her retirement community. She and her husband moved to the community a year ago with the idea that someday this would happen. What no one expected is that someday would arrive so fast. But it is here and it is time that...
by Heidi Sloss | Jun 30, 2015 | Alzheimer’s |
A few weeks ago my mother came out to the bay area for a visit. Her husband had work to do in San Francisco so she stayed with me in the south bay where I now live. As I have mentioned in past posts, my mother has Alzheimer’s. It is not so bad that she doesn’t know...
by Heidi Sloss | Apr 14, 2015 | Alzheimer’s, Health, Mothering, Travel, Yoga |
Last fall, long before we sold our home, and I started renovating a new home, I made plans to go east to see my mother. I haven’t written much about my mother because it is complicated—what mother/daughter relationship isn’t? For years, we each wanted to get along...